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Easy Hiking Trails near Varese

The directory currently contains 7 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Varese. Their average mapped distance is 3.9 km and average recorded ascent is 27 m (89 ft); the longest route in the set is 6.5 km.

This subset represents 10% of the 73 quality-checked routes near Varese. Its average distance is 3.9 km, compared with 8.9 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 27 m (89 ft), versus 502 m (1,647 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

Every route in this set is rated easy by the directory’s distance-and-elevation model. The rating does not verify surface, exposure or current hazards. Within this set, 7 routes (100%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) are rated hard or expert, and 1 (14%) are recorded as loops. Ratings are computed from available distance and elevation data and do not establish current terrain or access.

Data refreshed September 2026

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A closer look at the first 6 routes in this page’s default ordering. These comparisons describe this sample, not the entire destination or a field-tested recommendation.

Shortest mapped distance in this sample

0.5 km

Tenero-Tenero FSS

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

0 m

Ponte Fiume Ticino Quartino - Alta Monda

6 of 6 have ascent data. Missing measurements are excluded.

Return logistics

1 recorded loop

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Trails

View of Tegna; a SSIF ABe 8/8 is ahead of train D 641 from Domodossola to Locarno.
Easy

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
6.1 km
/ 3.8 mi
Elevation gain
57 m
Typical duration
1 hr 21 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
3.0 km
/ 1.9 mi
Elevation gain
46 m
Typical duration
42 min
  • Waymarked route
Ascona to Isole Brissago Ferry, on Lake Maggiorre in Ticino, Switzerland
Easy

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
6.5 km
/ 4.0 mi
Elevation gain
29 m
Typical duration
1 hr 23 min
  • Waymarked route
Tenero interchange on A13 motorway.
Easy

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
23 m
Typical duration
8 min
  • Waymarked route

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The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
Astrovia LocarnoTicino6.1 km57 m1 hr 21 minEasyApril to October
Maggia Delta SoldunoTicino3.0 km46 m42 minEasyApril to October
Giro Lungolago AsconaTicino6.5 km29 m1 hr 23 minEasyApril to October
Giro lungolago Agno–CaslanoTicino6.1 km36 m1 hr 20 minEasyApril to October
Tenero-Tenero FSSTicino0.5 km23 m8 minEasyApril to October
Ponte Fiume Ticino Quartino - Alta MondaTicino2.1 km0 m26 minEasyApril to October
Magadino - Ponte Fiume Ticino QuartinoTicino3.2 km0 m40 minEasyApril to October

Giro Lungolago Ascona, Giro lungolago Agno–Caslano, Tenero-Tenero FSS currently rank highest in this filtered set according to the directory score. Open an individual route to inspect its mapped line, elevation profile, data source and planning caveats. Check live access, conditions and local rules with an official source before travelling.

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